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Rancho Mirage, CA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 8.7% more per student than Rancho Mirage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in Anchorage than in Rancho Mirage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Mirage
 Rancho Mirage, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 9 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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